Russ Steele
Ellen and I are marching in the 4th of July Parade with the Friends of the Nevada County Military. Friends will be near the front of the Parade, with the Tea Party Patriots near the tail end. Logistically it does not look like we can march in both groups, though we would like to support both. I heard yesterday that the Tea Party group had grown so large they would be taking out a second parade application. We will try to take some pictures and post them later today.
Update #1: Ellen and I matched with the Friends, but there were not that many of us. A number of Friend's members came by the launching point in their red Tea Party Patriot T-shirts, explaining it was impossible to be in two places at once. I would say most of us in the Friends groups would have like to have been in two places at once, joining the Tea Party.
We have been told by the local Democrat Bloggers that they will soon be the majority party in Nevada County. They managed to round up about 15 for the parade.
The Republics had a few more, about 24, including Tom McClintock the US 4th District Representative.
The Tea Party Patriots were the largest group in the parade, I counted over a 100 marchers.
There were over 100 angry Republicans, Democrats and Independents marching as Tea Party Patriots. Patriots who are sick and tired of paying taxes so that Congress can spend it on vacations, pet projects, bank bailouts, auto companies and the greening of America. I hope the Republicans and Democats that preceeded the Tea Party in the parade heard the sound marching feet and are scared, real scared. There is a revolution coming and the Tea Parties are just the opening skirmishes.
Update#2: One picture I did not get was George Rebane's fly over with Jim Booth at the controls of MYAT-6. My camera does not have a view finder and with polarized sun glass on the screen is blank. Cannot see thing. Fred Buhler, snapped a picture as the formation flew over the Parade Route the second time. He will send if turns out OK. George has fly over details at Rebanes Ruminations, and the problems of cameras without view finders.
